Posted by: Lane on February 09, 2000 at 11:30:04:

In Reply to: Re: gravel driveway Posted by: Jeff on September 19, 1999 at 00:12:22:

One solution to get added life/protection to your
gravel drive is to add dry (powdered) portland
cement to the top lift of the road base. The
cement will react w/ the sand/gravel mixture to
form a pseudo concrete surface when water is
added to compact the lift. This will NOT
produce a finished concrete surface, but will
"armor" the road base more than just compacted base.

Note: the main problems you have appears to be: 1)a
steep drive, and 2) too much traffic or improper
driving habits. ((Sounds like asphalt or concrete
may be the only long lasting alternative for the
steep portion of the dirve)).

Followups::

: One solution to get added life/protection to your : gravel drive is to add dry (powdered) portland : cement to the top lift of the road base. The : cement will react w/ the sand/gravel mixture to : form a pseudo concrete surface when water is : added to compact the lift. This will NOT : produce a finished concrete surface, but will : "armor" the road base more than just compacted base. : Note: the main problems you have appears to be: 1)a : steep drive, and 2) too much traffic or improper : driving habits. ((Sounds like asphalt or concrete : may be the only long lasting alternative for the : steep portion of the dirve)).

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